S.I. No. 79/1931 - Betting Act, 1931 (Commencement) Order, 1931.

WHEREAS it is enacted by subsection (2) of
Section 38
of the
Betting Act, 1931
(No. 27 of 1931), that the said Act shall come into operation on such day as the Minister for Finance shall by order appoint :

NOW, EARNÁN DE BLAGHD, Minister for Finance, in exercise of the power conferred on him by subsection (2) of
Section 38
of the
Betting Act, 1931
(No. 27 of 1931), and of every and any other power him in this behalf enabling hereby orders as follows :—

1. This Order may be cited for all purposes as the
Betting Act, 1931
(Commencement) Order, 1931.

2. The
Interpretation Act, 1923
(No. 46 of 1923), applies to the interpretation of this Order in like manner as it applies to the interpretation of an Act of the Oireachtas.

3. The 15th day of December, 1931, is hereby appointed to be the day on which the
Betting Act, 1931
(No. 27 of 1931), shall come into operation.